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board meeting out and recognition of the life and contributionofmr. douglasmelon.douglasscottjunior.he was the first born sun born april 15, 1945 a native of san francisco. born to mill drid [inaudible] attended ben franklin middle school and graduated from galileo high and moved to san francisco city college where he played football with a passion. mr. scott was accepted in a apprenticeship program [inaudible] and attended langly porter college and oakland. he continued with department of public works for 15 years after which he #3450u6bed to san francisco municipal rail way into department over head lines where he retired after 3 dwoyears of sunchs mpts it was during this time mr. scott reconnected with the love och his life nob carolyn [inaudible] and they married. mr. scott assisted carline random with camp work and retreat into american baptist church where he earned the name hugy bear. mr. millen scott leaves his loving wife of 38 years, mrs. carolyn ransom scott, 4 siblings [inaudible] jacklen scott, brenda joyce, [inaudible] as well as [inaudible] a mother in law, mr

board meeting out and recognition of the life and contribution of mr. douglas melon. douglas scott junior. he was the first born sun born april 15, 1945 a native of san francisco. born to mill drid [inaudible] attended ben franklin middle school and graduated from galileo high and moved to san francisco city college where he played football with a passion. mr. scott was accepted in a apprenticeship program [inaudible] and attended langly porter college and oakland. he continued with department...

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consumers. thankyou,mr. chairman.mr. scott: quickquestion for you. did you look for any real people who attempted to deceive the system? mr. bagdoyan: good question. we did not. as i mentioned earlier. mr. scott: thank you. is it your job to figure out the number of fraudulent accounts receiving subsidies and health care coverage on healthcare.gov? mr. bagdoyan: not at this stage of our work. mr. scott: ok. of the 50,000 taxpayers who filed returns based on inaccurate subsidy data, how many of those did you review? mr. bagdoyan: none. mr. scott: because you're not the i.r.s. mr. bagdoyan: that's correct. mr. scott: ok. there's no doubt that it was a disaster. a $4 million website that became synonymous with failure. we had a constituent in south carolina who was trying to figure out how to get his information off the website that was used erroneously. we couldn't get a response from c.m.s. finally had a committee hearing, an administrator was there. we were able to get some information and help solve that problem. one of the things that concerns me the most about the challeng

consumers. thank you, mr. chairman. mr. scott: quick question for you. did you look for any real people who attempted to deceive the system? mr. bagdoyan: good question. we did not. as i mentioned earlier. mr. scott: thank you. is it your job to figure out the number of fraudulent accounts receiving subsidies and health care coverage on healthcare.gov? mr. bagdoyan: not at this stage of our work. mr. scott: ok. of the 50,000 taxpayers who filed returns based on inaccurate subsidy data, how...

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and that's why i'm proud tosupportmr. scott'samendmentand thank him for his leadership in challenging h.r. 5. this amendment reaffirms the federal government's proper role in education, addressing many of the problems that's around no child left behind. students and low-income families already have obvious disadvantages. this amendment prioritizes early education to help our students start out strong. it puts protections in place against bullying and it supports the physical, mental and the emotional stability of students. gets rid of a.y.p. and also makes important investments in stem education. education should be an issue that unites us, not divides us. the scott amendment is exactly what our schools and our students and our teachers need. i urge my colleagues to vote for the scott amendment and not for h.r. 5. because h.r. 5 fails on all accounts. it fails our neediest students. it fails to invest in our teachers and principals and it fails to prepare students for college and careers and to address the core principles of federal education policy. h.r. 5 deserves an f.

and that's why i'm proud to support mr. scott's amendment and thank him for his leadership in challenging h.r. 5. this amendment reaffirms the federal government's proper role in education, addressing many of the problems that's around no child left behind. students and low-income families already have obvious disadvantages. this amendment prioritizes early education to help our students start out strong. it puts protections in place against bullying and it supports the physical, mental and...

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withfailure.mr. scott: wehad a constituent in south carolina who was trying to figure out how to get his information off the website that was used erroneously. we couldn't get a response from c.m.s. finally had a committee hearing an administrator was there. we were able to get some information and help solve that problem. one of the things that concerns me the most about the challenges that we face is that when you combine the subsidies includinged medicaid subsidies we're talking about $1. trillion of subsidies -- $1.7 trillion of subsidies. and in the year 2025 we'll have about 31 million americans still without coverage. perhaps after billions and billions of dollars of subsidies that have been received by people who do not deserve them it may indicate why we'll still have 31 million americans without insurance. my question to you is, outside of your investigation, how easy is it for most consumers to falsify their information in order to receive higher subsidies based on your fictitious individuals? mr. bagdoyan: as i mentioned earlier in the response to senator portman, it

with failure. mr. scott: we had a constituent in south carolina who was trying to figure out how to get his information off the website that was used erroneously. we couldn't get a response from c.m.s. finally had a committee hearing an administrator was there. we were able to get some information and help solve that problem. one of the things that concerns me the most about the challenges that we face is that when you combine the subsidies includinged medicaid subsidies we're talking about...

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: good morning. i was listening towhatmr. scottsaid.it was interesting he mentioned the events of 1954. i was in high school in 1955. people always looked at segregated schools and black schools as being inferior. we were given schoolbooks from thomas dale, who i'm certain mr. scott knows about. they were old books. we did not have new books. but we had the best group of teachers. they were segregated schools, but it was local control. when you have local control, you always have people who know what is happening in the area. i guess you would say, federal government knows best. but the federal government knows what is going on in maine and l.a. in florida, but we live in virginia. i always believe that with enough money and enough educated people, good teachers, do not forget that we had segregated schools. they were coming out of segregated colleges. you know what i'm talking about. the only way you can deal with educated people -- people don't dwell on that. the teachers were sent there and run the meeting. the parents just had to sit there and listen. you know what i'm talking

: good morning. i was listening to what mr. scott said. it was interesting he mentioned the events of 1954. i was in high school in 1955. people always looked at segregated schools and black schools as being inferior. we were given schoolbooks from thomas dale, who i'm certain mr. scott knows about. they were old books. we did not have new books. but we had the best group of teachers. they were segregated schools, but it was local control. when you have local control, you always have people who...

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morning. caller: good morning. i was listening towhatmr. scottsaid.it was interesting he mentioned the events of 1954. i was in high school in 1955. people always looked at segregated schools and black schools as being inferior. we were given schoolbooks from thomas dale, who i'm certain mr. scott knows about. they were old books. we did not have new books. but we had the best group of teachers. they were segregated schools, but it was local control. when you have local control, you always have people who know what is happening in the area. i guess you would say, federal government knows best. but the federal government knows what is going on in maine and l.a. in florida, but we live in virginia. i always believe that with enough money and enough educated people, good teachers, do not forget that we had segregated schools. they were coming out of segregated colleges. you know what i'm talking about. the only way you can deal with educated people -- people don't dwell on that. the teachers were sent there and run the meeting. the parents just had to sit there and listen. y

morning. caller: good morning. i was listening to what mr. scott said. it was interesting he mentioned the events of 1954. i was in high school in 1955. people always looked at segregated schools and black schools as being inferior. we were given schoolbooks from thomas dale, who i'm certain mr. scott knows about. they were old books. we did not have new books. but we had the best group of teachers. they were segregated schools, but it was local control. when you have local control, you always...

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emanuel ame church. alleged gunman dylan roof had been photographed brandishing the flag.>>mr. scott. >>reporter: during the debate monday state senator john scott argued that momentum was with those that a poise the con federal symbol. >> we have turned a deaf here to a lot of things it's time we changed. >> reporter: the debate spilled on to the state house lawn as flag supporter clashed with opponents. >> first actual urning it wasn't the civil war. so you have been brain wash today call itself war. >> i am brain worked. a slave is one that's brain washed. take the smack in the face down, it's no the about that anymore. it's about the love and harmony now, right? >> reporter: the senate will hold a final vote on the flag tuesday and then goes to the state's house where a count by the local newspaper suggests it should also pass, diane estebrook, al jazerra columbia, south carolina. >>> boston bomber has filed a petition seek a new trial his lawyer says there was a lack of evidence in his initial hearing. he was convicted in april of killing three people and injuring 264 at the marathon back i

emanuel ame church. alleged gunman dylan roof had been photographed brandishing the flag. >> mr. scott. >> reporter: during the debate monday state senator john scott argued that momentum was with those that a poise the con federal symbol. >> we have turned a deaf here to a lot of things it's time we changed. >> reporter: the debate spilled on to the state house lawn as flag supporter clashed with opponents. >> first actual urning it wasn't the civil war. so you...

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gentleman isrecognized.mr. scott: thankyou,mr. speaker.i rise in opposition of the bill. the reins act would add obstacles to the regulations designed to protect american workers' health and safety and to protect the environment. it would jeopardize the economy by impeding efforts to address growing inequality and prevent discrimination. congress already has the right to disapprove any rule through the congressional review act or through appropriations bills or other legislation. this bill would essentially impose a procedural choke hold by requiring that any -- choke hold by requiring that any major rule to have approval within 70 legislative days. as an example of the effect of this bill, we note that occupational safety and health administration osha, is in the process of updating a nearly 70-year-old standard to keep workers from contracting a progressive and frequently fatal lung disease called chronic barillium disease. in the 1940's, workers at the atomic energy plants were contracting acute poisoning. to deal with the problem, two of their scientists sitting in the ba

gentleman is recognized. mr. scott: thank you, mr. speaker. i rise in opposition of the bill. the reins act would add obstacles to the regulations designed to protect american workers' health and safety and to protect the environment. it would jeopardize the economy by impeding efforts to address growing inequality and prevent discrimination. congress already has the right to disapprove any rule through the congressional review act or through appropriations bills or other legislation. this...

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over. thank you.>>mr. scott, fiveminutes.mr. scott: thankyou,mr. chairman.welcome. mr. second, first of all mr. secretary, great being with you in georgia back in march when you came and we had wonderful time. mr. secretary, my state of georgia produces more poultry than any other state in the united states. on the average day the georgia poultry industry produces 29 million pounds of chicken 6.3 million pounds of eggs, and 5.5 million pounds of hatching eggs. so if you can -- as you can see, we have a very profound economic and business agriculture impact with our poultry. i wanted to ask you with the migratory season coming, and birds coming south, can you tell us exactly what your department is doing to help thwart this ambian -- ambian bird flu in getting down to the south? secretary vilsack: congressman, we are taking a number of steps. let me start with something that congressman peterson has been involved in and helpful with and that is the development of a vaccine that could potentially be of assistance. we are making progress. we have a seed strain that appears to be

over. thank you. >> mr. scott, five minutes. mr. scott: thank you, mr. chairman. welcome. mr. second, first of all mr. secretary, great being with you in georgia back in march when you came and we had wonderful time. mr. secretary, my state of georgia produces more poultry than any other state in the united states. on the average day the georgia poultry industry produces 29 million pounds of chicken 6.3 million pounds of eggs, and 5.5 million pounds of hatching eggs. so if you can -- as...

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. peeler.absent.mr. rankin.mr. reese.mr. sabb.mr. scott. present.mr. scott. ms.sessler. ms. shealy. absent. mr. shaheen. mr. thurmond. mr. turner. mr. verdin. mr. williams. mr. young. mr. young is present. >> he is present. mr. coleman is present. mr. shaheen is present. mr. matthews is present. we got to keep going. >> a quorum is present. a quorum is present. we're on amendment number one. mr. clerk, finish reading the amendment. start again. clerk, please read the commitment. clerk: a memo number one, a bill to relate whether these south carolina battle flag of the confederate states of america shall remain at its current location on the capitol complex. >> mr. president, members of the senate i understand this is a nonbinding referendum, but it would give the people chance to be heard because the statehouse grounds obviously belongs to the people of south carolina. i know we are emotionally charged over what happened in charleston, but i do not hold votes that believe in the ancestry of the south to be the ones that fought for one deranged individual in charleston. we a

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consume the chairman of the capital marketssubcommittee,mr. scottgarrettfrom new jersey. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from new jersey is recognized for such time as he may consume. mr. garrett: thank you mr. speaker. i thank the gentleman for his work on this and i also thank the -- mr. womack and mr. himes of connecticut for all of their work on h.r. 1334. i also thank the great bipartisan comments we heard by the ranking member we just heard on the jobs act and i look forward to working with you even more on those technical corrections on the dodd-frank piece of legislation. looking forward to doing that going forward. there is little doubt that the jobs act did have a positive impact. upon our economy as evidence by the boost in the initial public official since 2012. the number of companies, both public and private companies, that are taking advantage of some of the law's provisions right now. in title 6 of the jobs act included important position the gentlelady talked about, the increase the outdated shareholder thresholds that determine just when banks and ban

consume the chairman of the capital markets subcommittee, mr. scott garrett from new jersey. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from new jersey is recognized for such time as he may consume. mr. garrett: thank you mr. speaker. i thank the gentleman for his work on this and i also thank the -- mr. womack and mr. himes of connecticut for all of their work on h.r. 1334. i also thank the great bipartisan comments we heard by the ranking member we just heard on the jobs act and i look forward...

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thedepartmentmr. sanchez.>>scottsanchezplanning department i'll be brief i think that it is clear from the parapets submittal there are their you he arrest arguing at the discretionary review hearing i didn't hear the altercation of the verifying it was implemented under the case which found the building is not a historic resource so i believe environmental review has been implemented as well. >> thank you mr. duffy. >> good evening commissioners i'll be brief there was some documentation in the brief regarding a building code issue regards to the existing to the rear yard and there's a requirement of 25 feet they have 223 inches i've checked with the staff that deal with this issue and indeed it is something we look at bye on a case by case basis because san francisco property lines are a lot of land lot a 25 feet requirement we let them down to 20 feet if in a sprinkler system with the rear wall with a minimum and that will need to be under an ab site i'm stailt this i don't know whether or not the project sponsor know this this is under the department review they'll have

the department mr. sanchez. >> scott sanchez planning department i'll be brief i think that it is clear from the parapets submittal there are their you he arrest arguing at the discretionary review hearing i didn't hear the altercation of the verifying it was implemented under the case which found the building is not a historic resource so i believe environmental review has been implemented as well. >> thank you mr. duffy. >> good evening commissioners i'll be brief there was...

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wanted to say to you is that i have to thank mycolleaguesmr. davisand just recentmymr. scottforwanting to work with us on assisting you in making sure that these inequities are flushed out so you will be hearing from us. my second question is about hffi. you know it was authorized as part of the farm bill to build off existing efforts and to allow for communities across the country to improve healthy food access and foster food economies and foster public health. recognizing the uncertainty of appropriates for hcci in fy 16, please give us an update on how you plan to implement it. >> i want to make sure i understand the question. there are two efforts under way in terms of providing access and information for local and regional food systems to meet people in need. one is an ongoing effort under the healthy finance in -- food insecurity initiative, $100 million and roughly $30 million has been directed to a variety of projects around the country. so that is implemented and it will be over the next couple of years. and the second issue is whether we can provide development for f

wanted to say to you is that i have to thank my colleagues mr. davis and just recent my mr. scott for wanting to work with us on assisting you in making sure that these inequities are flushed out so you will be hearing from us. my second question is about hffi. you know it was authorized as part of the farm bill to build off existing efforts and to allow for communities across the country to improve healthy food access and foster food economies and foster public health. recognizing the...

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journey we'll take in south carolina.>>mr. scott, areyou surprised how quickly -- i guess quickly is the wrong word gin that people having trying to get it down since governor hollings put it up in 1961. but are you surprised recently? >> no i'm not. given what has happened beginning with the families on june 17th and watching system system come together with members above the house and the senate saying we've had enough of this kind of behavior in south carolina. we understand that the flag coming down has its own responsibility. there's a tremendous price, a lot of us have paid in the past for it and going forward it will have a lot of great responsibility for us to learn how to work together learn how to take care of a lot of issues that affect carolinians' jobs economic development, health care so many issues. i'm just really happy about this beginning, but i don't want this beginning to just be a one-time beginning. i want us to really especially the state senate to focus on real issues that help system system as we move away from those issues that have divided us let us find co

journey we'll take in south carolina. >> mr. scott, are you surprised how quickly -- i guess quickly is the wrong word gin that people having trying to get it down since governor hollings put it up in 1961. but are you surprised recently? >> no i'm not. given what has happened beginning with the families on june 17th and watching system system come together with members above the house and the senate saying we've had enough of this kind of behavior in south carolina. we understand...

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. >>> senate please come to order.senatorscottrecognized.>>mr. presidentand members of the senate, we are saddened by the loss of one of our senate members, senator clemente opinion pinckney but at the same time one of our lobbyist friends lost her sister patty pierce lost her sister, and if the clerk would please read. >> please read the resolution. >> expressioned the profound sorry of the south carolina senate for the death of leslie an pierce of columbia and extend the deepest sympathy and many of her friends and the senate was saddened to learn of the untimely death of leslie pierce that passed away on june 28th 2015, as the age of 49 and born on december 24th 1965, leslie was the daughter of the late george amos jr., and we are asked despite having suffered a car crash, she led a productive life. she was an accomplished artist and helped make columbia and its arts museum a welcoming place for so many to enjoy art and music. her courageous attitude and positive outlook were an inspiration to all who knew her, and she had a gift to make each person around her feel speci

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they are by and large embraced in thebillmr. sensenbrennerhaswithmr. scott. wehave a lot of people in prison that frankly, in my view really don't need to be there. it's expensive to house prisoners. frankly, sometimes these people are in there under what i'll call flimsy reasons. so i think it is time that we review this process they have and i'm looking forward to putting those recommendations on the floor. >> john capehart i don't know how that is going but to hear a republican speaker of the house say that has to be encouraging. >> i'm going to walk back what i said in my original answer a little bit. on the one hand i noticed that he talked about how much it costs to house these prisoners. that's where you have some republicans on capitol hill who are latching on criminal justice reform because they see it as a way of bringing down government spending. but speaker boehner went the extra step by talking about the moral part of this problem, and that is as he said people in prison for quote flimsy reasons." that actually did give me -- i'm more hopeful than i was when the

they are by and large embraced in the bill mr. sensenbrenner has with mr. scott. we have a lot of people in prison that frankly, in my view really don't need to be there. it's expensive to house prisoners. frankly, sometimes these people are in there under what i'll call flimsy reasons. so i think it is time that we review this process they have and i'm looking forward to putting those recommendations on the floor. >> john capehart i don't know how that is going but to hear a republican...

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. >> thank you.>>mr. scottperry,of pennsylvania. >> thank you gentlemen. in the context of these statements -- from 1994, not so long ago. we are talking about the context of this deal, so from 1994, the entire world will be safer. also united states and international inspectors will carefully monitor north korea to make sure it keeps its commitment. we all know, those of course are quotes from president clinton. north korea is what it is. we are where we are. within that context, secretary kerry, reading your quote recently with the reporter from al arabia -- i don't know how to interpret at this point in time except to take it at face value. we are going to continue our policy. and then it is very troubling -- it is very disturbing, very troubling and we will have to wait and see. what will we have to wait and see secretary kerry? in 1979, u.s. hostages. they qe3, u.s. marine barracks. 1992, the israeli embassy in argentina bombed. 2011, the attempted assassination of the saudi ambassador in d.c.. the killing and maiming of hundreds in iraq and afghanistan, not to mention the s

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convenient.mr. nicholson?aye.mr. peeler?no.mr. rankin?notvoting.mr. reese?aye.mr. scott? aye.mrs. shely aye. mr. thurman? aye. mr. verdun? no. >> mr. young? aye. >> have all the senators voted? have all the senators voted? then the polls are closed and the clerk will please tabulate. by a vote of 36-3 senate bill 897 is given a third reading. the for from anderson what purpose do you rise, sir. >> i would like to be heard. >> proceed. while he is coming forward, the senator from newbury. >> a unanimous consent for leave from 9:00 until noon. >>> i have shared this story with a few of you. a couple years ago i was asked to speak at my church about the resurrection, and we all appreciated senator pinckney's booming voice, and i thought that would be nice to have that voice as the angel during that scene, and if you remember part of that passage and scripture, the angel asked why do you speak the living among the dead? senator pinckney is not with us now, but he is not dead. also it has been said many times very eloquently of the grace that the victims showed the biggest shock

convenient. mr. nicholson? aye. mr. peeler? no. mr. rankin? not voting. mr. reese? aye. mr. scott? aye. mrs. shely aye. mr. thurman? aye. mr. verdun? no. >> mr. young? aye. >> have all the senators voted? have all the senators voted? then the polls are closed and the clerk will please tabulate. by a vote of 36-3 senate bill 897 is given a third reading. the for from anderson what purpose do you rise, sir. >> i would like to be heard. >> proceed. while he is coming...

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.mr. reese.aye.mr. scott. aye.mrs. shealy.aye. mr. thurman. aye. mr. turner. aye. mr. williams. aye. mr. young. aye. >> have all of the senators voted? the polls are closed, will the clerk please tabulate? by vote of 36-3, senate bill 897 is given or -- is given third read. >> i would like to be heard. >> proceed. >> unanimous consent request for a leave from now until -- >> mr. bryant? >> i have shared this story with a few of you. a couple of years ago i was asked to speak at my church about the resurrection. we all appreciated senator p clement to pick me possible booming voice. it would be nice to have that booming voice as the angel and that saying. if you remember, part of that passage in the scripture, the angel asks why do you seek the living among the dead? he is not with us now, but he is not dead. also, it has been said many times very eloquently of the grace the victims showed. the biggest shock was when family members of the victims showed up at the hearing of this murderer and offered their forgiveness, and pointed that man to christ. >> we need order please. >> a

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.mr. reese?aye.mr. scott? aye.mrs. shelyaye. mr. thurman? aye. mr. verdun? no. >> mr. young? aye. >> have all the senators voted? have all the senators voted? then the polls are closed and the clerk will please tabulate. by a vote of 36-3 senate bill 897 is given a third reading. the for from anderson what purpose do you rise, sir. >> i would like to be heard. >> proceed. while he is coming forward, the senator from newbury. >> a unanimous consent for leave from 9:00 until noon. >>> i have shared this story with a few of you. a couple years ago i was asked to speak at my church about the resurrection, and we all appreciated senator pinckney's booming voice, and i thought that would be nice to have that voice as the angel during that scene, and if you remember part of that passage and scripture, the angel asked why do you speak the living among the dead? senator pinckney is not with us now, but he is not dead. also it has been said many times very eloquently of the grace that the victims showed the biggest shock is when family members of the victim showed up at the hearing of this

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senate. thanks a lot. suspend the quorum call. the presiding officer: withoutobjection.mr. scott: thankyou mr. president. before i start my prepared remarks, i did want to note >> before i start my prayer remarks i want to note that today would have been the first day of the reverend the pastor of the manual nine of charleston south carolina there was of a good opportunity to share that we thank god for the family in the amazing role that they played in this country with issues going forward to keep in mind civility and the grace and capacity the way we tackle issues with such an important degree ingredient that i hope we discuss other challenging issues we can remember that civility and that notion that we are better together that should be in the public forum as we discuss issues as a nation. today i would like to offer a solution that our hard to find at times but today i think i have found a solution for officers and our citizens to go home safely. that solution, mr. president our body warren cameras worn by law-enforcement officers throughout the country just yesterday in cincinna

senate. thanks a lot. suspend the quorum call. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. scott: thank you mr. president. before i start my prepared remarks, i did want to note >> before i start my prayer remarks i want to note that today would have been the first day of the reverend the pastor of the manual nine of charleston south carolina there was of a good opportunity to share that we thank god for the family in the amazing role that they played in this country with issues going...

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withmr. scott. iwould like to see it on the floor. >> what are the things you think are important in criminal justice reform? where do you differ? mr. boehner: i do not want to get into all the details. i am not the expert on these. we have a lot of people in freight -- prison that do not need to be there. it is expensive to house prisoners. some of these people are in their are there for flimsy reasons. i am looking forward to putting the recommendations on the floor. >> on the next washington journal, fawn johnson looks at the highway trust fund, set to expire at the end of the month. paul butler discusses his book, "let's get free," which focuses on reforming the criminal justice system. after that, david o'sullivan talks about the greek economic crisis and white greek lawmakers approved austerity measures overwhelmingly rejected by the citizens. plus your phone calls and comments. washington journal at 7:00 a.m. eastern on c-span. >> coming up, the arms control association hosting a discussion on the iran nuclear agreement. remarks by vice president biden on youth activism. after

with mr. scott. i would like to see it on the floor. >> what are the things you think are important in criminal justice reform? where do you differ? mr. boehner: i do not want to get into all the details. i am not the expert on these. we have a lot of people in freight -- prison that do not need to be there. it is expensive to house prisoners. some of these people are in their are there for flimsy reasons. i am looking forward to putting the recommendations on the floor. >> on the...

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support those recommendations by and haswithmr. scott. iwould like to see it on the floor. >> what are the things you think are important in criminal justice reform? where do you differ? mr. boehner: i do not want to get into all the details. i am not the expert on these. we have a lot of people in freight -- prison that do not need to be there. it is expensive to house prisoners. some of these people are in their are there for

support those recommendations by and has with mr. scott. i would like to see it on the floor. >> what are the things you think are important in criminal justice reform? where do you differ? mr. boehner: i do not want to get into all the details. i am not the expert on these. we have a lot of people in freight -- prison that do not need to be there. it is expensive to house prisoners. some of these people are in their are there for

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pleasure,mr. cosby.>>scottsimonasks about the rape allegations. >> there have been serious allegations raised about you in recent days. you're shaking your head no. i'm in the news business, i have to ask the question. do you have any response to those charges? shaking your head no. >> the associated press also tries to get a response. >> i have to ask about your name coming up in the news recently regarding this comedian -- >> no, no, we don't answer that. >> cosby be rates the reporter for even bringing up the subject. >> and i would appreciate it if it was scuttled. i think if you want to consider yourself to be serious that it will not appear anywhere. >> it didn't play well. it didn't look good for bill cosby. >> under mounting pressure, cosby's camp responds to the renewed allegations. the fact that they are being repeated does not make them true. mr. cosby does not intend to dignify these allegations with any comment. one thing is clear. reporters who for years failed to ask cosby the hard questions are now paying attention. and this time the story is not going away.

pleasure, mr. cosby. >> scott simon asks about the rape allegations. >> there have been serious allegations raised about you in recent days. you're shaking your head no. i'm in the news business, i have to ask the question. do you have any response to those charges? shaking your head no. >> the associated press also tries to get a response. >> i have to ask about your name coming up in the news recently regarding this comedian -- >> no, no, we don't answer that....

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. >> thankyoumr. sanchez.>>thankyouscottsanchezplanning department subject property within the rh2 district in the sgrts that was discretionary review that was filed that underwent the section notification and variance were required forefront setback and rear yard the structure on which the deck was subject to the variance part of giving of the variance that was granted was imposed by the commission to have that landscaping there that commission voted to take dr and that landscaping noted the adjacent property is a legal non-compliant structure into the rear yard also some of the issues that were somewhat mitigating and don't use that in an environmental sense but the issues that the deck itself is a deck that is assessed from the master bedroom they have a deck at gay that is assessed by the kitchen probably that would be a patio being wild used and the elevations in relation color in the previous case a great difference that thought appellant and the thought subject property more likely you'll be in the subject property onto the subject property than the other way around note by

. >> thank you mr. sanchez. >> thank you scott sanchez planning department subject property within the rh2 district in the sgrts that was discretionary review that was filed that underwent the section notification and variance were required forefront setback and rear yard the structure on which the deck was subject to the variance part of giving of the variance that was granted was imposed by the commission to have that landscaping there that commission voted to take dr and that...

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down in charleston with the charleston nine, let's notforgetmr. scottwhathas happened is we now have an opportunity to move forward, being men of good will and women of good will. you see, we represent or supposedly the best of south carolina. ladies and gentlemen, i'll tell you why i didn't support the public referendum, because the people expect us because that's why they sent us here, to do the right thing. so i submit to you that this is a defineing moment, ladies and gentlemen. in our state's history. it's a defineing moment because we have an opportunity as the chamber of commerce has pointed out, to support investment and job creation opportunities that can level the playing field and open up a new avenue whereas south carolinaians regardless of their race, creed or color, can step beyond the ignorance of poverty and build bridges. it's about expanding markets of opportunities for south carolina's good and services. as the chamber has said because this is important. because i will submit to you, if we do not have job opportunities for individuals in south carolina, when y

down in charleston with the charleston nine, let's not forget mr. scott what has happened is we now have an opportunity to move forward, being men of good will and women of good will. you see, we represent or supposedly the best of south carolina. ladies and gentlemen, i'll tell you why i didn't support the public referendum, because the people expect us because that's why they sent us here, to do the right thing. so i submit to you that this is a defineing moment, ladies and gentlemen. in our...

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it's a lousy connection. >> caller: i'm sorry. ithinkmr. scottwalker,foreign policy, he seems the same as george bush. we don't need a george bush again. but in terms of union policies i think he will be a really tough president. >> and i'll ask you, do you think the things he did as governor can apply to -- as a president to the states? can he bring that local control to the states as he did to governor and is doing in wisconsin? >> caller: i think that's a great idea. in the senate and the congress that doesn't work. the power has to go to the local government. >> jose mentioned his foreign policy comments. an earlier comment did too with confusion about what he intends to do about isis. national journal tweet here and the comments of scott walker saying the greatest threat to future generations is radical islamic terrorism. countering his comments with the presidents. who said the greatest national security threat is climate change. to michigan we go to our republican line, and virginia hello, there. >> caller: hi. i was wondering when you were going to get to me. >> thanks

it's a lousy connection. >> caller: i'm sorry. i think mr. scott walker, foreign policy, he seems the same as george bush. we don't need a george bush again. but in terms of union policies i think he will be a really tough president. >> and i'll ask you, do you think the things he did as governor can apply to -- as a president to the states? can he bring that local control to the states as he did to governor and is doing in wisconsin? >> caller: i think that's a great idea....

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down in charleston with the charleston nine, let's notforgetmr. scottwhathas happened is we now have an opportunity to move forward, being men of good will and women of good will. you see, we represent or supposedly the best of south carolina. ladies and gentlemen, i'll tell you why i didn't support the public referendum, because the people expect us because that's why they sent us here, to do the right thing. so i submit to you that this is a defineing moment, ladies and gentlemen. in our state's history. it's a defineing moment because we have an opportunity as the chamber of commerce has pointed out, to support investment and job creation opportunities that can level the playing field and open up a new avenue whereas south carolinaians regardless of their race, creed or color, can step beyond the ignorance of poverty and build bridges. it's about expanding markets of opportunities for south carolina's good and services. as the chamber has said because this is important. because i will submit to you, if we do not have job opportunities for individuals in south carolina, when y

down in charleston with the charleston nine, let's not forget mr. scott what has happened is we now have an opportunity to move forward, being men of good will and women of good will. you see, we represent or supposedly the best of south carolina. ladies and gentlemen, i'll tell you why i didn't support the public referendum, because the people expect us because that's why they sent us here, to do the right thing. so i submit to you that this is a defineing moment, ladies and gentlemen. in our...

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a lot of money in this process. our next witnessismr. scottschneider,owner of nature link farms in jefferson county wisconsin. unfortunately, his 200,000 chicken farm was the first egg-laying operation to be hit by the 55n2 strain that ravaged other chicken farms across the midwest. president of wisconsin poultry and egg industry association. we're very glad you could come here and provide your testimony. >> chairman johnson, ranking member rules and tried to eb sure pristine conditions for my employees and birds. i have done my part to keep the american egg industry competitive. as producers from around the world know all too well, hard work and strictly following regulations does not nothing to protect against ai. my flock of 200,000 egg-playing hens has been reduced to zero in the face of the ai outbreak. the middle and long-term prospects are challenges. although containment and biosecurity efforts have been admirable, survival of my family farm and the american egg industry at large depends upon meaningful protection against future outbreaks. ai will cost my farm a minimum

a lot of money in this process. our next witness is mr. scott schneider, owner of nature link farms in jefferson county wisconsin. unfortunately, his 200,000 chicken farm was the first egg-laying operation to be hit by the 55n2 strain that ravaged other chicken farms across the midwest. president of wisconsin poultry and egg industry association. we're very glad you could come here and provide your testimony. >> chairman johnson, ranking member rules and tried to eb sure pristine...

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. >> thankyou,mr. chairmanrankingmemberscottandmembers of the committee. thank you for the opportunity to discuss the president's budget for the health and human services. i believe firmly we all share common interests. therefore we have a number of opportunities to find common grouped. we saw the power of common ground in the reauthorization of the child care and development block grant and development block grant that happened last fall as well as the bipartisan sgr repeal earlier this year. and i appreciate all of your work to get that passed. the president's budget proposes reversing it for domestic priorities in 2016 matched by equal dollar increases for the department of defense. without further congressional action see quester will return in full. we need a whole of government solution. and i hope both parties can work together to achieve a balanced and common sense approach. the budget before you makes critical investments in health care, science, innovation, public health, and human services. it maintains our responsible stewardship of the taxpayer's dollar. it str

. >> thank you, mr. chairman ranking member scott and members of the committee. thank you for the opportunity to discuss the president's budget for the health and human services. i believe firmly we all share common interests. therefore we have a number of opportunities to find common grouped. we saw the power of common ground in the reauthorization of the child care and development block grant and development block grant that happened last fall as well as the bipartisan sgr repeal...

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.scott. >>thankyou,mr. chairman.secretary lew, good to have you. doing a great job. >> thank you. >> i want to keep the conversation for a moment on liquidity. it is a very serious issue. i'm very concerned about it. a number of experts are registering great warnings about it. liquidity to me is the key to protecting our financial system. it's also the key to being able to ascertain potential risk to our system. so it like provides us with a way of to be able not just look down the road for problems but see them before they turn that corner. so i also realize and i think you would agree you too are concerned about liquidity, correct? >> i've said so, yeah. >> yes. so the issue becomes will this liquidity worsen as the economy worsens? and specifically tell me what if there were another crisis? we don't want another crisis. after they finished the depression they said they didn't want another crisis. but surely as we have a free enterprise system it's free to go up, sideways, down, whatever. so if we have another crisis, would the financial system in your opinion have the liquidit

. scott. >> thank you, mr. chairman. secretary lew, good to have you. doing a great job. >> thank you. >> i want to keep the conversation for a moment on liquidity. it is a very serious issue. i'm very concerned about it. a number of experts are registering great warnings about it. liquidity to me is the key to protecting our financial system. it's also the key to being able to ascertain potential risk to our system. so it like provides us with a way of to be able not just...

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that a concern. >> the gentleman's time has expired expired. i would like torecognizemr. scottforany time he has. >> i would like to ask one question. >> please. >> just a brief question. my zinged colleague from virginia asked people who might lose their job because of the affordable care act. can you make a comment about the effect of job lock and how that creates the situation referred to. >> just that the question of job lock and those numbers have to do with many people making a choice to start their own business. i think the other things in terms of job creation with the medicaid numbers we see increased jobs because of some of the changes. >> and so, when you talk about people leaving the job, because they were only working on the job because they had a pre-existing condition and wouldn't have insurance before and they count that as a bad thing that they have another choice to leave the job i think is not looking at the positive effect that the affordable care act has. so i want to thank you for talking about the president's priorities especially health care early childhoo

that a concern. >> the gentleman's time has expired expired. i would like to recognize mr. scott for any time he has. >> i would like to ask one question. >> please. >> just a brief question. my zinged colleague from virginia asked people who might lose their job because of the affordable care act. can you make a comment about the effect of job lock and how that creates the situation referred to. >> just that the question of job lock and those numbers have to do...

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. adams, you are recognized. >> thankyou,mr. chairman.thank you rankingmemberscott. madamsecretary, thank you for being here. and some of my questions have already been answered but let me first of all say that i have, over the years, appreciated planned parenthood's good work in promoting health care for men and for women. and i'm a little bit disheartened by all of the attacks undermining the good work that they do. having said, that let me move on to affordable care. my state of north carolina is one of those 24 that did not expand medicaid. we are looking specifically with all of the great benefits i'm still perplexed why our governor and our legislature decided not to do that. 317,000 or more north carolinians would have had it. i know you have met with the governors. my question is when we look at north carolina having one of the highest rates of uninsured adults in the country standing at 24%, it is critical that we take a serious look. and what are the options? are there options for folk in my state or in other states that have not expanded medicaid who may want t

. adams, you are recognized. >> thank you, mr. chairman. thank you ranking member scott. madam secretary, thank you for being here. and some of my questions have already been answered but let me first of all say that i have, over the years, appreciated planned parenthood's good work in promoting health care for men and for women. and i'm a little bit disheartened by all of the attacks undermining the good work that they do. having said, that let me move on to affordable care. my state of...

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integrity maintained. >> thankyoumr. chairman.>>mr. scottperryof pennsylvania. >> thankyoumr. chairmanand gentlemen, we appreciate your indulgence indulgence. we know it has been a long time. in the context of these statements, as i would like to ask my questions. from 1994, so not too long ago. we're talking about 11, 15 year context of this deal, from the most strict portions of it, so from 1994, the entire world will be safer as we slow the spread of nuclear weapons, is one statement and also the united states and international inspectors will carefully monitor north korea to make sure it keeps its commitments and we know that is quotes from president clinton, none of that happened and north korea is what it is and we are where we are. in that context secretary kerry, reading your quote recently with a reporter from alaria by yu. i don't know how to interpret at this point in time except to take it at face value in relation to chants to death to america and death to israel, we're going to continue our policy. and then it is very troubling and very dushisturbing and we'll

integrity maintained. >> thank you mr. chairman. >> mr. scott perry of pennsylvania. >> thank you mr. chairman and gentlemen, we appreciate your indulgence indulgence. we know it has been a long time. in the context of these statements, as i would like to ask my questions. from 1994, so not too long ago. we're talking about 11, 15 year context of this deal, from the most strict portions of it, so from 1994, the entire world will be safer as we slow the spread of nuclear...

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integrity maintained. >> thank you. thankyou,mr. chairman.>>mr. scottperryof pennsylvania. >> thank you, mr. chairman. thank you, gentlemen. we certainly appreciate your indulgence. we know it's been a long time. in the context of these statements is how i'd like to ask my questions. 1994 not too long ago 11 13-year context for this deal for the most strict portion of it, so from 1994 the entire world will be safer as we slow the spread of nuclear weapons is one statement, and also the united states and international inspectors will carefully monitor north korea to make sure it keeps its commitments. we all know that's, of course quotes from president clinton that none of that happened. i mean, north korea is what it is. we are where we are. in that context, secretary kerry, reading your quote recently with a reporter from al arabiya. i don't know how to interpret at this oint in time except to take it at face value in relation to chants of death to america, death to israel, we're going to continue our policy. and then it's very troubling -- it's very disturbing, very troubling and

integrity maintained. >> thank you. thank you, mr. chairman. >> mr. scott perry of pennsylvania. >> thank you, mr. chairman. thank you, gentlemen. we certainly appreciate your indulgence. we know it's been a long time. in the context of these statements is how i'd like to ask my questions. 1994 not too long ago 11 13-year context for this deal for the most strict portion of it, so from 1994 the entire world will be safer as we slow the spread of nuclear weapons is one...

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you,mr. chairman.>>mr. scottperryof pennsylvania. >> thankyou,mr. chairman.thank you, gentlemen. we certainly appreciate your indulgence. we know it's been a long time. in the context of these statements is how i'd like to ask my questions. 1994 not too long ago 11 13-year context for this deal for the most strict portion of it, so from 1994 the entire world will be safer as we slow the spread of nuclear weapons is one statement, and also the united states and international inspectors will carefully monitor north korea to make sure it keeps its commitments. we all know that's, of course quotes from president clinton that none of that happened. i mean, north korea is what it is. we are where we are. in that context, secretary kerry, reading your quote recently with a reporter from al arabiya. i don't know how to interpret at this oint in time except to take it at face value in relation to chants of death to america, death to israel, we're going to continue our policy. and then it's very troubling -- it's very disturbing, very troubling and we'll have to wait and see. w

you, mr. chairman. >> mr. scott perry of pennsylvania. >> thank you, mr. chairman. thank you, gentlemen. we certainly appreciate your indulgence. we know it's been a long time. in the context of these statements is how i'd like to ask my questions. 1994 not too long ago 11 13-year context for this deal for the most strict portion of it, so from 1994 the entire world will be safer as we slow the spread of nuclear weapons is one statement, and also the united states and international...

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youmr. sanchez.>>thankyouscottsanchezplanning department subject property within the rh2 district in the sgrts that was discretionary review that was filed that underwent the section notification and variance were required forefront setback and rear yard the structure on which the deck was subject to the variance part of giving of the variance that was granted was imposed by the commission to have that landscaping there that commission voted to take dr and that landscaping noted the adjacent property is a legal non-compliant structure into the rear yard also some of the issues that were somewhat mitigating and don't use that in an environmental sense but the issues that the deck itself is a deck that is assessed from the master bedroom they have a deck at gay that is assessed by the kitchen probably that would be a patio being wild used and the elevations in relation color in the previous case a great difference that thought appellant and the thought subject property more likely you'll be in the subject property onto the subject property than the other way around note by

you mr. sanchez. >> thank you scott sanchez planning department subject property within the rh2 district in the sgrts that was discretionary review that was filed that underwent the section notification and variance were required forefront setback and rear yard the structure on which the deck was subject to the variance part of giving of the variance that was granted was imposed by the commission to have that landscaping there that commission voted to take dr and that landscaping noted...

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one mistake i apologize.>>mr. sanchez.>>thankyouscottsanchezplanning department we have serious concerns about the plans don't match what has been done and greater stent to what's been presented try to go through the plans on the overhead i show the plans the driveway they show apartmentable area with planting with plantings and also here those permeateable conditions where it has been completely paved over including the corner whether the landscaping is supposed to go that is to avoids sand getting in the way i'm not a contractor but a bit of a waste to rip out that concrete in order to put what you said you'd do think the plans also this deck area does seem to expend to the side property line this area is not permeateable that is a planter box and the garage door is wider than on the plans so i did visit the site yesterday evening and informed shortly before this hearing the project sponsor of the concerns with the elevation so the garage door that is circuited today is wider than on the latest provision plans yet they didn't contain all the changes that were made and

one mistake i apologize. >> mr. sanchez. >> thank you scott sanchez planning department we have serious concerns about the plans don't match what has been done and greater stent to what's been presented try to go through the plans on the overhead i show the plans the driveway they show apartmentable area with planting with plantings and also here those permeateable conditions where it has been completely paved over including the corner whether the landscaping is supposed to go that...

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southcarolina.mr. scott: irise today regarding my amendment 2132 specifically targeting an opportunity to improve education for those kids attending title one schools. this is a portability amendment. as we debate this education bill we must ensure our focus is in the right place. education policy is not about protecting a bureaucracy. it should not be about empowering washington. and it cannot be about an endless, fruitless push for some one-size-fits-all type of system. this conversation must be about kids 5-year-olds and 15-year-olds, and their unlimited potential. yes, i believe without question that each and every child has within them a reservoir of poe tension. we should make sure that the access to experiencing the fullness of their potential is available to all americans throughout this country. too many of our nation's children today do not have access to quality education. they don't have access to the education they deserve. and now more than half of the students in our nation's public schools come from low-income households. this is an important point. as someo

south carolina. mr. scott: i rise today regarding my amendment 2132 specifically targeting an opportunity to improve education for those kids attending title one schools. this is a portability amendment. as we debate this education bill we must ensure our focus is in the right place. education policy is not about protecting a bureaucracy. it should not be about empowering washington. and it cannot be about an endless, fruitless push for some one-size-fits-all type of system. this conversation...